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Old 18-07-2008   #1 (Post Link)
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Fecking Parking Attendent

Hey all, I just got a parking fine for something that I never even done. Apparently I was parked on a white line and to close to a BMW

I confronted the attendent and he said tuff, I could of got you for parking to close blah blah blah but I didn't.

And the price for this thing that I did not do.....























£100. What a fecking joke.
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Ouch
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Did he take a pic of your car in the offending position?
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Appeal, there are many companys who will give you a draft letter to send to these council do nothing attendants. usually about £7-9. And yeah it does work.
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Re: Fecking Parking Attendent

Yea I took some piccies, apparently he did as well BUT he wouldn't show them to me. He accused me of moving my car in the 3 minute difference from the fine to the piccies.

I'll have my solictor draft up a letter and send it to them.

I have had similar problems with same attendent tho, we don't get along when I knew his son you see.
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You can get a fine for parking too close to another car???
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Good luck with it, sounds like that attendant has problems!

If the pics show your innocent, then you shouldn't have a problem
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You can get a fine for parking too close to another car???
Apprently you can!!

Just shows that all they care about are targets of some sort
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Appeal ANd dig the parking attendant into the front of his face.
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Well I wanted to stick it on his head for being a ***hole
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BUT !!! rejoyce... remember what a miserable life and job a parking attendant has, and no chance for promotion..
I would rather eat s**t than becoming parking attendant..
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how close is too close? this is stupid
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He probably gets more money the more car he nabs.
Appeal against it, you will probably win. Then one day, you see him off duty, have a word with him.
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Yes but WERE you "Parked beyond the bay markings"

Did you take a 'photo which clearly shows all of your car was within one bay?

Which bit of your car was allegedly over said marks?
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Well I wanted to stick it on his head for being a ***hole
Lol, I had ignorant people.
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Re: Fecking Parking Attendent

In the picture I amit im fairly close to the line, the wing mirror is in th other bay. Would that be why?? I would upload that picture but got home to find the dog has chewwed it
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I would upload that picture but got home to find the dog has chewwed it
Blimey, I haven't heard that excuse since I left school 40 years ago.
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Blimey, I haven't heard that excuse since I left school 40 years ago.
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Blimey, I haven't heard that excuse since I left school 40 years ago.
I still get that from time to time. And they think it's so believeable too...
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Apologies being dense,
was your car allegedly parked over the bay lines infront/behind (as though parked on the street next to the kerb) or the bay lines to the side (as though parked in a Car Park)?
t sounds like a tough deal, I see from the PCN that the attendant 'has reason to believe' about the offence. That doesn't sound clear cut to me. Either you have commited an offence (and where's YOUR day in Court let them prove their case), or have not. He may also believe that cars run on gravy and salmon live in trees, but that don't make it so!!

Parking attendants should restrict themselves to monitor cars parked where they shouldn't be, not paying where they should or being parked for too long. NOT for someone who has parked in a parking area and paid for the privilege!

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